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Josh Hutcherson On Losing Out On Playing Spider-Man & Open To Making Cameo For Multiverse: “I’d Throw Some Webs Around”


Josh Hutcherson is reflecting on the role that could’ve been over ten years ago when he auditioned for 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man. The actor was close to playing the Marvel superhero…

Josh Hutcherson (L) and Andrew Garfield in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (R)Todd Owyoung / NBC / Getty Images / Jamie Trueblood / Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Josh Hutcherson is reflecting on the role that could’ve been over ten years ago when he auditioned for 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man. Hutcherson said no one told him why he wasn’t selected to give life to Peter Parker but the silver lining was that he was able to land The Hunger Games instead. Garfield recently reprised his role of Spider-Manin 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home as part of the multiverse alongside Tobey Maguire, who had previously portrayed the superhero on the big screen.

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